What the sources say
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An applicant or licensee is exempt from the workers' compensation requirement if they have no employees and file a statement with the board certifying they do not employ any person subject to California workers' compensation laws.
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To be exempt from workers' compensation, an applicant must submit a form to CSLB, certifying under penalty of perjury that they do not employ anyone subject to California's workers' compensation laws.
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An exemption from workers' compensation is not available to contractors holding or applying for a license in the C-8 Concrete, C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning, C-22 Asbestos Abatement, C-39 Roofing, or C-61/D-49 Tree Service classifications.
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Contractors cannot file an Exemption from Workers' Compensation form if their license is qualified by a Responsible Managing Employee (RME).
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Contractors with an inactive license should not submit the exemption form.
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The exemption form for workers' compensation is available as form 13L-50.
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Contractors can download or order Form #32 to provide CSLB with a signed exemption.
General information from the public sources we cite, not legal or insurance advice. Rules change and depend on your facts: confirm with the agency named in each source.